Star Wars: Episode VII will be directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams is returning as the composer. The movie opens worldwide on December 18, 2015.

Oscar Isaac was Llewyn Davis in the Coen Bros. INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS. Won a Golden Globe and should have been nominated for an Oscar. The others I don't recognize.

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"Clive [Barker]'s idea of a great time is to have a nightmare about a woman with three heads and no skin who flays your body with a pitchfork. To give you some idea, NIGHTBREED has over 200 pus monsters, including one guy with a crescent moonhead like the McDonald's commercial and a fat guy with snakes that pop out of his stomach and eat your face off, and these are the GOOD GUYS. These are the people we're supposed to LIKE."-Joe Bob on NIGHTBREED

Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford are also supposed to be in it. I can't visualize them as playing the part of anything other than elderly diplomats or council members though. I'm not expecting much, especially from Harrison Ford after Ender's Game (2013).

I was happy to see Lawrence Kasdan (writer of EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and RETURN OF THE JEDI) is involved. And, no George Lucas!

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"Clive [Barker]'s idea of a great time is to have a nightmare about a woman with three heads and no skin who flays your body with a pitchfork. To give you some idea, NIGHTBREED has over 200 pus monsters, including one guy with a crescent moonhead like the McDonald's commercial and a fat guy with snakes that pop out of his stomach and eat your face off, and these are the GOOD GUYS. These are the people we're supposed to LIKE."-Joe Bob on NIGHTBREED

They're all basically fairly talented unknowns. Which is perfect for what they want to be new iconic roles. Looks like excellent casting across the board. If Abrams can keep his own style in check (seriously, I DO NOT WANT lens flares), I think we'll have some good films.

Hmmm....a real "wait and see" kind of film. As a long time Star Wars fan,I am understandably curious to see what is done with the new owners of this series. After watching Harrison Ford in "Crystal Skull".....and I like Ford a lot...I have to wonder about his playing such a physical character again. Zelmo 73 could be right about a more diplomatic role.

Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford are also supposed to be in it. I can't visualize them as playing the part of anything other than elderly diplomats or council members though. I'm not expecting much, especially from Harrison Ford after Ender's Game (2013).

Well, you can expect, if he gets what he wants, Ford to have a death scene in Episode VII.

High expectations on this one, but the casting leaves me hopeful. Max Von Sydow especially leaves my heart beating. I can imagine he'll knock his role out of the park.

And I know there have been complaints about the age of the original cast members, but one thing they do is they serve as a bridge between the older episodes and the upcoming episodes. And who is to say, if Episodes VII, VIII, and IX do well enough at the box office, we won't see more episodes after IX. There is alot of history to cover.

The thing I most miss from the cast list is not seeing Billy Dee Williams name mentioned, as he was my favorite character from Episode V. Maybe later?